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@§§§¤%:~.. the honey is a condensation of a thick ..~:%¤§§§@
##@§¤%:~.. liquid, inherent to all mazes. ..~:%¤§@##
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##@§¤%:~.. ######################################## ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. ........................................ ..~:%¤§@##
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###@§¤:~.. mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ..~:¤§@###
##@§¤%:~.. the kirugu vargir desert, in the ..~:%¤§@##
#§§¤¤%:~.. underlying tunnels. it's use and ..~:%¤¤§§#
##@§¤%:~.. possession is illegal within the city. ..~:%¤§@##
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##@§¤%:~.. .............. ..~:%¤§@##
###§¤%:~.. . properties . ..~:%¤§###
#@@§¤%:~.. .............. ..~:%¤§@@#
§¤¤:~~.... ....~~:¤¤§
§%%~...... the honey is a reddish amber, very ......~%%§
##@§¤%:~.. viscous (but still pourable). it smells ..~:%¤§@##
@¤¤%~~.... slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ....~~%¤¤@
§¤%%%%:~.. mostly bitter taste. ..~:%%%%¤§
@¤:....... .......:¤@
#§¤¤:..... it's highly addictive, and possess .....:¤¤§#
@@§¤%~~... strong psychotropic effects. ...~~%¤§@@
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§¤%~...... .............. ......~%¤§
#§¤:~..... . collection . .....~:¤§#
@¤¤¤::~... .............. ...~::¤¤¤@
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###@¤%:~.. the honey materializes in vaccuums ..~:%¤@###
@¤:....... within any labyrinthine space. the more .......:¤@
#§%%~..... folded and ambiguous, the faster it .....~%%§#
##@§¤%:~.. emerges. the cavernous systems under ..~:%¤§@##
§¤%~...... the desert of kirugu serves this ......~%¤§
§§¤¤¤%:~.. purpose very well - the lizards use ..~:%¤¤¤§§
##@§¤%:~.. pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. air, which then are left overnight and ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. harvested the next day. ..~:%¤§@##
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§%::~~~... most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ...~~~::%§
##@§¤%:~.. it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ..~:%¤§@##
§%:....... veszelle city to keep a few jars (often .......:%§
@@¤%%%:~.. hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ..~:%%%¤@@
##@§¤%:~.. made for this purpose). however, these ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. may take weeks to fill. ..~:%¤§@##
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@§%~...... ............. ......~%§@
§§¤%:..... . as a drug . .....:%¤§§
@¤::~..... ............. .....~::¤@
##@§¤%:~.. ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. . one spoon . ..~:%¤§@##
§¤%~~..... ..... .....~~%¤§
##@§¤%:~.. the drug is used by the lizards in ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. these small (but often continuous) ..~:%¤§@##
#§§§¤%:~.. doses. this heightens the senses ..~:%¤§§§#
§¤:....... somewhat but at the cost of a lessened .......:¤§
###§¤%:~.. ability to multi-task - context ..~:%¤§###
§§§¤::.... switching might take longer and be more ....::¤§§§
#@¤:...... confusing. ......:¤@#
@¤%~~..... .....~~%¤@
##@§¤%:~.. ..~:%¤§@##
@@@§¤%:~.. . four spoons . ..~:%¤§@@@
###§¤%:~.. ..... ..~:%¤§###
@@§§¤%:~.. multitasking becomes very hard (the ..~:%¤§§@@
##@§¤%:~.. thought does not occur). senses more ..~:%¤§@##
§§%%:..... acute but "unimportant" (ignored). .....:%%§§
§¤%~~~~~.. inner perceptions take the upper hand, ..~~~~~%¤§
##@§¤%:~.. abstraction and memory faculties are ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. sharpened severely. slight telepathy ..~:%¤§@##
###§¤%:~.. (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ..~:%¤§###
#§§¤%%:~.. sense of thirst dissappears. still easy ..~:%%¤§§#
#@§§¤%:~.. to move around the body (if so ..~:%¤§§@#
@¤%:...... inclined). ......:%¤@
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@@¤::~.... ....~::¤@@
@@¤:~..... . seven spoons . .....~:¤@@
##@§¤%:~.. ..... ..~:%¤§@##
§%::...... the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ......::%§
##@§¤%:~.. normal stimuli, but able to override ..~:%¤§@##
@¤%~~..... their own senses with dreamlike .....~~%¤@
##@§¤%:~.. imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. eaters, mood reading of those who stay ..~:%¤§@##
§%%:~..... sober (worth noting that the thoughts .....~:%%§
§%%:...... are very fragmented and hard to ......:%%§
##@§¤%:~.. decipher, unless you are at a similar ..~:%¤§@##
###@§¤:~.. level of spoons). at this point the ..~:¤§@###
§§%~...... body is hard to move, and starts losing ......~%§§
##@§¤%:~.. water. ..~:%¤§@##
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##@§¤%:~.. ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. . nine spoons and above . ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. ..... ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. overdose. body losing water quickly, ..~:%¤§@##
@§§%~~~... and is completely unable to move. there ...~~~%§§@
##@§¤%:~.. is intermittent thought sharing with ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. sober persons (although ..~:%¤§@##
#@¤%:~.... unintelligible). memeories are sharded ....~:%¤@#
#@@§¤%:~.. or not formed. ..~:%¤§@@#
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§¤¤¤¤%:~.. ........... ..~:%¤¤¤¤§
#§%~...... . dangers . ......~%§#
##@§¤%:~.. ........... ..~:%¤§@##
###§¤%:~.. ..~:%¤§###
§§%:~~.... most deaths are due to loss of water - ....~~:%§§
§§¤:...... thirst is one of the last senses to ......:¤§§
##@§¤%:~.. restable after coming down, often gone ..~:%¤§@##
#§%%~..... for up to twenty four hours. at higher .....~%%§#
#@@§¤%:~.. doses it's hard to move, even if you ..~:%¤§@@#
§§¤¤:~~~.. would remember drinking (which is also ..~~~:¤¤§§
@¤::::~... made harder by the attention focusing ...~::::¤@
##@§¤%:~.. properties of the honey). ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. people are known to suffer injuries ..~:%¤§@##
###@¤%:~.. from being still in unfavourable ..~:%¤@###
§¤%::..... climates for too long, sometimes to the .....::%¤§
##@§¤%:~.. point of death. another danger is ..~:%¤§@##
##@§¤%:~.. actually locomotion of the body... ..~:%¤§@##
§%~....... walking around is still somewhat .......~%§
##@§¤%:~.. possible after losing sight, which have ..~:%¤§@##
@¤%%:~~... lead to seveal falls. additionally, ...~~:%%¤@
##@§¤%:~.. robberies of the intoxicated are common. ..~:%¤§@##
§§%~...... ......~%§§
##@§¤%:~.. lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ..~:%¤§@##
@@@§¤%:~.. to die of pure overdose (on the scale ..~:%¤§@@@
#§¤:~~~~.. of jars of honey) before being killed ..~~~~:¤§#
@¤%:~~.... by thirst. there are rumors that this ....~~:%¤@
§¤:~...... leaves "ghosts", who will still share ......~:¤§
@@¤:~..... their thoughts long after their bodies .....~:¤@@
##@§¤%:~.. are dead and gone. ..~:%¤§@##
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